Recent Music Stories
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Dutch New Zealand band My Baby
12 Jan 2023Gospel, blues and ancient folk melodies followed by a course of seventies funk, Moroccan gnawa and Indian raga. Those are just some of the musical influences for the Dutch-Kiwi group My Baby who are… Audio
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Soraya and Ronald LaPread live - On the Air with Kara and Mark
11 Jan 2023Soraya La Pread talks to Kara Rickards and Mark Williams for Ma runga iarere Audio
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On the Air with Mark and Kara Reggae Special with Dubhead
11 Jan 2023Reggae Special with Dubhead Audio
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Wishing You Were Here: Troy Kingi live from Te Tai Tokerau
11 Jan 2023Troy Kingi joins us live from Te Tai Tokerau Audio
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Live with the Frank Burkitt Band Duo
11 Jan 2023Scottish born Frank Burkitt is a storyteller, songwriter, singer and guitarist. In 2014 he formed a four-piece band after moving to Wellington, releasing two albums and touring extensively through… Audio
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On the road with Alice Soper
Today we're going on a roadtrip with a woman who was shouting about women's rugby long before anyone else. Alice Soper has played rugby for years and is a vocal advocate and enthusiastic commentator… Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: Ardijah - Ardijah
The 80s club scene gave birth to the sound that Ardijah's founder Ryan Monga calls Polyfonk. After a long incubation in the South Auckland club scene, the group burst forth with that sound on their… Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: Renee Louis Carafice - Tells You Can Fight
Auckland-raised singer-songwriter Renee-Louise Carafice wrote and recorded her debut album after a spell of clinical depression, and yet it remains an uplifting, even beautiful piece of work. In this… Audio
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Che-Fu: Return of the Navigator - Part 2
10 Jan 2023When Che-Fu released his 2nd album Navigator it charted new territory for New Zealand Hip Hop. Its seamless blending of reggae, RnB and Hip Hop telling real life experiences reflected a truly Pacific… Audio
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Eight time National Surfing Champ Billy Stairmand live from Piha
10 Jan 2023We cross live to the National Surf competition in Piha and speak to eight time National surfing champ Billy Stairmand to get an update on how the competition is going. Audio
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The Mixtape: Zane Lowe
9 Jan 2023On the Mixtape this week its DJ producer, and arguably one of the most influential people in music, Zane Lowe. Video, Audio
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Che-Fu: Return of the Navigator - Part 1
9 Jan 2023When Che-Fu released his 2nd album Navigator it charted new territory for New Zealand Hip Hop. Its seamless blending of reggae, RnB and Hip Hop telling real life experiences reflected a truly Pacific… Audio
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Kara and Mark's Yacht Rock hour with Special Guests Joe Lindsey and Nick Atkinson
9 Jan 2023Nick Atkinson and Joe Lindsay join Kara Rickard and MC Slave on a deep dive into the genre of Yacht Rock.
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Wishing you were here: Piha- Founder of Huffer clothing Steve Dunstan
9 Jan 2023Wishing you were here: Piha- Founder of Huffer clothing Steve Dunstan Audio
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Wishing You Were Here: Mel Parsons talks music and life in Lyttelton
9 Jan 2023Wishing You Were Here: Mel Parsons talks music and life in Lyttelton Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 8 January 2023
8 Jan 2023Hymns sung at weddings and memories of enthusiastic school singing are some of the inspirations behind our listener requests this week. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 7 January 2023
7 Jan 2023On this week's show Mark jumps into 2023 with tracks from Wanda Jackson, the Cramps, Big Maybelle, Dusty Springfield plus a birthday tune for Shirley Bassey. Audio
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Worlds of Music 7 January, 2023
7 Jan 2023On this weeks show Trevor features an eclectic collection of trans global sounds that have resonated on the Worlds of Music program over the last twelve months. Audio
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Alcohol licence 'oversight' forces UB40 gig to go R18
6 Jan 2023Fans will be toasting a glass of red red wine tonight, unless they're underage.
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Hastings music festival cancelled after artists withdraw
6 Jan 2023Summer music festival Nest Fest has been cancelled as four artists pulled out.
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UB40's Robin Campbell on touring New Zealand
4 Jan 2023The British band UB40 first toured New Zealand in 1981 and are currently in the country performing a series of six concerts. Guitarist Robin Campbell has been there from the beginning, when what would… Audio
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Essential NZ Albums: Tamburlaine - Say No More
'The new rock - bittersweet and low' proclaimed a Time magazine cover in 1971, heralding the arrival of a new wave of acoustic-based music centred on the likes of Crosby, Stills and Nash and James… Audio
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